The Treasure Buried in the Poor Man's House
Though treasure lies buried in one's own house, not knowing it, one stays poor.
Already holding it within, am I still seeking only outside?
📝Reflection
Beneath a poor man's yard lay buried a great treasure. But not knowing it, he wandered hungry his whole life. What this simile points to is not some grand enlightenment but a delusion we all fall into easily. We always seek happiness, worth, and ability outside, in the future, in others — believing that with more, or upon reaching over there, we will finally be enough. Meanwhile we fail to recognize what is already underfoot: present health, the person beside us, the steadiness within. It is not that there is no treasure, but that there is no eye to see it. Sometimes, before journeying far, one must dig once in one's own yard.
🌱Apply It Today
When you feel lacking today, write "three treasures already underfoot that I fail to see." The gaze turned outward returns inward.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
